Vologda (city) - Vologda (città)

Vologda (Воялогда) is a city of the Northwestern Russia, located on the river of the same name.

To know

Although Vologda is becoming increasingly popular with local Russian tourists, it still remains undeservedly unknown among international visitors.

When to go

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During the Orthodox Christmas and New Year holidays, Vologda is the main transit point for crowds traveling to Velikij Ustjug, Russian residence Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost).

The climate of Vologda is humid continental. Winter is long and cold but not harsh and lasts for five months. Spring and autumn are cool, summer is hot, the coldest months are December and January, the hottest month is July. Rain is more frequent in summer and autumn.

Background

The city has ancient origins: the first mention dates back to 1147, when a church and a small village were founded; an abundant century later the city was razed to the ground by Mongols. At the beginning of the 15th century Vologda entered the area of ​​influence of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, starting its growth as a trading center. It was also the main transit city before the founding of St.Pietroburgo (1703).

Given the length of its history, the city is rich in testimonies: the cathedral of Santa Sofia, built by Ivan the Terrible between 1568 and 1570, and the Spaso-Prilutskij monastery, dating back to 1371, take on particular value.

How to orient yourself

How to get

By plane

The city is served by Vologda Airport (IATA: VGD) and is easily accessible with daily scheduled flights from the local airline Vologda Air, which connect Vologda with the Vnukovo airport of the Russian capital. The airport is located 8 km north of the city center, easily accessible by bus or taxi.

By car

Vologda is located 470 km north of the from Moscow. It takes 5/7 hours by car to reach the city depending on the traffic. Road conditions are generally good for Russia, excluding total clutter with driving directions when overtaking Yaroslavl. Hence, it is recommended to use a GPS navigator.

On the train

Vologda is the largest switching and transit point of the Northern Railway. Includes Vologda-1, Vologda-2, Rybkino and Losta stations. The section between Vologda-2 and Losta is the busiest on the Russian Federation rail network, with more than 120-150 pairs of trains crossing it every day. Suburban trains and long-distance trains come from the Vologda-1 railway station.

There are many daily night trains to / from Moscow, St.Pietroburgo is Archangel.

How to get around

By public transport

The municipal transport of Vologda is carried out by bus and trolleybus lines, as well as by fixed-route taxi lines. The regular bus service started in Vologda in 1929, the trolleybus service was opened in 1976. As of November 2009, there were five trolleybus lines in Vologda, nineteen municipal bus lines and about forty maršrutka. The main transport companies are the open company "VologdaElectroTrans" (trolleybus), PATP-1 and PATP-32 (municipal bus lines).

What see

Kremlin

• 59.22345339.8825151 Vologda Kremlin (former Episcopal Court, Вологодский кремль), st. Sergei Orlov, 15 (Kremlin Square), ☎ 7 8172 72-25-11. Wed-Sun 10: 00-17: 30. The Vologda Kremlin began to be built by Ivan the Terrible in 1565 as a stone fortress for his new northern residence. The fortified territory was supposed to occupy an area of ​​46 hectares and be located within the modern streets of Mira, Leningradskaya, Oktyabrskaya and the Vologda River - this was 2.1 times the area that exceeded the area of ​​the Moscow Kremlin. However, during the king's lifetime, only two stone walls and 11 towers were erected, and the rest of the fortifications remained wooden. Inside the fortress, the Cathedral of Sophia and the Court of the Bishops were built. In the time of trouble, the wooden part of the Detinets is burned. At the beginning of the 19th century, most of the remaining fortifications were dismantled, as the fortress lost its strategic importance. At this point, the Resurrection Cathedral and the Bell Tower were erected on its territory. What is now called the Vologda Kremlin was its episcopal chapel, where the residence of the Vologda bishops was located. In 1671-1675, the Corte dei Vescovi was surrounded by high walls and a compact complex of buildings from the mid-17th century was formed next to the Cathedral of Saint Sophia. The total area of ​​the "small Kremlin" is 2.3 hectares and the length of the walls is 550 meters. It is now the central attraction of Vologda, which is a reserve-museum. 

• 59.22444439.88252 Saint Sophia Cathedral (Софийский собор), st. Sergei Orlov, 15 (Next to the Kremlin). 200 RUB (together with the bell tower). Built between 1568 and 1570, it is the oldest building in Vologda. It no longer functions as a cathedral, but rather as a museum with the exquisite frescoes as a highlight. The oldest surviving stone building in Vologda, built in the image and likeness of the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin. The nearly 60-meter six-column temple is crowned with five domes, which originally had a helmet-like shape. Smooth whitewashed walls and chapters have virtually no decoration, reflecting the northern austerity and laconicism of local architecture. The main work was carried out by order and under the personal supervision of Ivan the Terrible in 1568-1570. However, after the sudden departure of the Tsar in 1571 from Vologda, the cathedral remained unpainted and inanimate. It was only completed in 1587 during the reign of Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich. From 1587 to 1923 - the main cathedral of the city - 12 bishops of Vologda are buried here. In 1612 it suffered greatly for the Polish-Lithuanian interventionists, but in December 1613 it was repaired and rededicated. Inside the church there are well-preserved frescoes made by Yaroslavl icon painters under the direction of Dmitry Plekhanov in 1686-1688. The cathedral houses the largest fresco in Russia on the theme of the Last Judgment: its surface is 400 square meters. The third five-tiered wooden iconostasis in Baroque style from 1724-1738, painted by the Polish painter Maxim Iskritsky, has also survived to the present day. In the following years, the temple was renovated several times and in 1923 it was closed and moved to the local history museum: here was an exhibition on the history of religion and atheism. During the restoration of 1966-1968. the austere and majestic appearance of the 17th century was restored to the cathedral and the extra annexes were dismantled. Now the temple is used in collaboration with the Russian Orthodox Church: it is open for visits in the summer as a museum, and on some religious holidays they are held here. 
• 59.22402139.8828333 Bell tower of the Saint Sophia Cathedral. The 78-meter bell tower, erected in the pseudo-Gothic style, is already the fifth in a row: the first three were made of wood - only in 1659 was the first made of stone from the dismantled walls of the Kremlin erected. After 10 years, its top was dismantled and a modern, higher one was built on the old foundations. The chimes made in Moscow in 1871 are working on the bell tower. They are connected to a system of bells that survived the 17th century and which are activated several times a day. In summer, an observation platform is open on the upper level of the bell tower, which offers a panoramic view of the historic center of Vologda. To go up, you need to overcome 300 steps along a wooden spiral staircase. 
• 59.22392339.8832344 Resurrection Cathedral, st. Sergei Orlov, 15, ☎ 7 817 272-12-28. 8:00-19:00. The simplified Baroque-style five-domed two-story cathedral was erected in 1772-1776. like a hot temple in addition to the cold Hagia Sophia. The temple was built on the site and from the material of the dismantled southeastern tower of the Kremlin. In 1824 a main entrance with columns and pediment was added to the cathedral. In 1938 the temple was closed, the iconostasis was dismantled and the painting was lost. Since 1954 the department of the regional art gallery was located here. Only in December 2016 the temple was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church, the relics of Bishop Anthony were transferred here. In August 2017, restoration work began in the cathedral, which continues to this day, and divine services are performed in the lower church. 

The Episcopal Court housed the chambers of the bishops of Vologda, which included several buildings.

• 59.22391639.8825285 Economic building. The oldest civil stone building in Vologda, built in 1657-1659. as a state order, it later received its current name. It stands out with a mezzanine above the front door: important documents were kept here, and food, kvass and wine were stored in the cellar. To the left of the building is the Nameless Building and the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross above the Sacred Doors in 1687-1692. 
• 59.22373539.8813826 Simonovsky building. A large three-story building with a two-level open gallery was erected in 1667-1670. - here was the first stone residence of Bishop Vologda. One was built near the building high church of the Nativity of Christ, which was suppressed in the second half of the 18th century. On the second floor of the building there were the private rooms of the bishop and the halls for solemn receptions. Now the building houses a museum exhibition dedicated to the nature and history of the Vologda region. On the left side of the building it borders theGavrilov building, built at the end of the 17th century as the cell of Archbishop Gabriel. Now there are the ticket offices and the excursion department of the museum. 
• 59.22337439.8819847 Joseph Corps Chambers. One of the most beautiful buildings of the episcopal court, built in the Baroque style, commissioned by Bishop Joseph Zolotoy in 1764-1769. The building has four halls with high ceilings: green, red, blue and gold - here the rulers were welcomed. Thus, in October 1824, Emperor Alexander I was received in the golden room. The interior decoration of the rooms was very luxurious, but to this day mainly stoves from the 18th century, covered with colored tiles, have survived. The tiles are painted with various themes that can replace a picture book. 

Near the southern wall, you can see one summer house of the single-storey wooden bishop with carved plateau, which now houses the museum management. Until the mid-18th century, it was located outside the episcopal court on the cathedral hill.

Around the Kremlin

• 59.22471539.8839268 Monument to K.N. Batyushkov, Kremlin Square (Close to the Cathedral of Saint Sophia). A bronze sculpture of a local native, Konstantin Batyushkov, was unveiled on the embankment of the Vologda River in 1987, in honor of the famous poet's 200th anniversary. Sculptor Vyacheslav Klykov portrayed Batyushkov standing on a pedestal in the military uniform of a participant in the Patriotic War of 1812, next to a falling battle horse, which is left for the sake of creativity. On the right, on a separate pedestal, there is a barefoot peasant woman with a pipe, personifying the poet's muse - folk art, and in the distance, another component of the composition, the goddess Athena in a helmet with one lowered shield - symbolizes Batyushkov's military poetry. One of the best monuments in Vologda, a popular place for photo shoots.  

• 59.22442539.8843579 Alexander Nevsky Church, st. Sergei Orlov, 10 (Near the Kremlin). The church is located next to the Resurrection Cathedral on the so-called "Famous Mountain", successfully completing the panorama of the Kremlin churches. The first wooden church on this site was wooden until the late 18th century and was dedicated to Nicholas the Wonderworker. The stone temple that has survived to this day dates from the second half of the 19th century. On the occasion of a visit to Vologda in 1869 by Emperor Alexander II, the church was rebuilt and rededicated in honor of its heavenly protector, the pavilion bell tower was replaced with a spire one. In 1941-1945. there was a military unit in the church, and after the temple was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1997, it became a regimental temple of the Vologda garrison.  
• 59.22507139.88220810 Monument to the letter "O". A 2.5-meter patterned sculpture was unveiled in Sobornaya Gorka Park in June 2012 to perpetuate the typical Vologda Oblast dialect of "okan" on the unaccented letter O, which has already become a trademark of the region, but is less and less. common in real life.  

• 59.22569439.87924811 Bench "Let's sit down and have a drink". The forged bench is another art object dedicated to the "okan" of Vologda, installed on the Colle del Duomo by the participants of the "Voice of Crafts-2015" festival. In 2016, an accordion and a book with poems by Nikolai Rubtsov were added to the bench in honor of the poet's 80th birthday. The bench offers a picturesque view of the Sretensky Church on the other bank of the Vologda River. 
• 59.22608339.87738712 Art object "Porta per ..." (At the intersection of Leningradskaya, Mayakovskaya and Burmaginykh streets). An open wrought iron door depicting famous landmarks of the city was installed in 2014 by the participants of the Città dei Mestieri festival. Soon after, an urban legend appeared: if you make a wish, rub the copper sun in the center of the door, hit the hammer three times and go through the door, the wish will come true. 

Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery

• 59.26214439.88933913 Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery, Monastyrskaya Str., 2 (Priluki microdistrict), ☎ 7 8172 55-92-24. 6:00-20:00. One of the oldest monasteries in the north of Russia, founded by Dmitry Prilutsky, a student of Sergius of Radonezh in 1371, in a bend on the left bank of the Vologda River. The monastery became an important outpost of the Moscow principality in the fight against Novgorod for the northern lands and enjoyed wide support from the princes and tsars of Moscow, from Dmitry Donskoy to Ivan the Terrible. Donated land, money and art objects created in the 15th-16th centuries. one of the largest and most famous in the north of Russia. The abbots of the monastery had a great influence and even participated in the electoral councils for the approval of Boris Godunov on the throne of Moscow in 1598 and Mikhail Romanovich in 1613. The stone construction of the monastery began in the first half of the 16th century, before that all buildings were made of wood, including the walls.

The modern architectural ensemble of the monastery is a combination of the creations of several generations of architects of the 16th-18th centuries. Here, the main features of construction in the north of Russia over the three centuries are intertwined: most of the buildings have survived our days without major changes. During the invasion of Moscow by Napoleon's army in 1812, the monastery kept valuables transported from the largest monasteries in the capital and near Moscow. In 1855, the poet K.N. he was buried in the monastery cemetery. Batyushkov. In Soviet times, the monastery was closed: it housed a prison, a house for the disabled, a museum, but already in 1992 the monastery was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church and here resumed monastic life.

The most important relics of the monastery are the icon "Dimitri Prilutsky with his life", painted by the ancient Russian artist Dionysus in 1503, and the Cilician cross, according to legend, brought by the monk Demetrius of Pereslavl and erected on the site of the foundation of the new monastery. The icon was brought by Ivan III in 1503 to a campaign in Kazan, after which it was richly decorated with gold and silver, and the Cilician cross was carried to a campaign in Kazan by Ivan the Terrible in 1552. The miraculous eight cross spikes is decorated with carved images of white bone and covered with silver gilt basma. Now both sanctuaries are kept in the center of Vologda, in the reserve-museum.  

• 59.26266439.88833814 Sacred Door with Church Door of the Ascension. They were erected at the end of the 16th century and are the oldest stone building in the monastery enclosure, which was made of wood until the mid-17th century. The large doors are decorated with a massive carinated portal, while the smaller ones are decorated with a smaller portal. Inside the sacred doors, you can see old paintings. The Church of the Ascension has a cubic shape with a narrow drum and a helmet-shaped head. Next to it stands a slight bell tower, built in 1730. From the south-west under the bell tower there is a church shop and toilets. To the north-east of the Sacred Door there are two-storey fraternal cells built in the 17th-19th centuries. 

• 59.2623739.88984615 Spassky Cathedral. The first stone church of the monastery is Vologda, erected in 1537-1542. on the site of a previous wooden church destroyed by fire. The majestic two-storey five-domed temple is built according to the traditions of Moscow architecture of the first half of the 16th century, but with the modesty and laconicism of the facades inherent in the Russian north. The cathedral is surrounded by a gallery on three sides and three massive apses border it on the eastern side. The main decoration of the cathedral is a massive 17th century front porch with a staircase leading to the second floor. The portico contains in its construction pillars in the shape of a pitcher which support double arches with a suspended weight. From the north to the cathedral is a sacristy tent built in the 18th century on the site of Dimitry Prilutsky's cell, and from the east, according to legend, a well he dug. The relics of the monk Demetrius rest in the cathedral. In Soviet times, the cathedral was used as a residence, the ancient iconostasis and the murals were lost. Currently the cathedral has been transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church and the restoration of the lost iconostasis is underway.

The first bell tower from 1537-1542, adjacent to the northwestern corner of the cathedral, has not survived, but the remains of its lower level can be seen. A new taller bell tower with the Church of Alessio, erected in 1639-1654. But its hipped roof was removed in 1720 and replaced with a new curly roof with a spire. 

• 59.26190439.89014316 Vvedenskaya church with refectory. The Vvedenskaya church with refectory, kelarskaya and clean rooms was built in the middle of the 16th century. The square temple, erected no later than 1623, in the basement, is covered with a three-tiered kokoshnik pyramid with a keel, and the upper tier and drum are decorated with a wide patterned belt. A covered gallery leads to the refectory from the Spassky Cathedral. On the second floor there is a large hall with barrel vaults for common monastic meals, while on the ground floor of the refectory there are the service rooms. 
• 59.26226739.89076617 Church of the Assumption from the Alexander-Kushtsky Monastery. The oldest surviving wooden tent roof church in Russia, created in 1519. It differs in constructive completeness and accuracy of proportions, picturesque hipped roofs and barrel roofs. It was transported here as a monument of wooden architecture in 1962 from the Alexander-Kushtsky monastery, and the ancient icons of the church iconostasis were brought to the Vologda Museum Reserve collection. The church was renovated in 1966. 

The stone walls of the monastery with a length of 950 meters with 5 battle towers were erected according to all the rules of the fortification in the second half of the 17th century. The walls are up to seven meters high and more than two meters thick. In the center of the southwestern wall overlooking the left bank of the Vologda River is the Water Tower. This is the only tower with a passage door through which the monks brought water to the monastery. From inside you can climb the tower and take a walk along the monastery walls. To the left of the Water Tower there is one Torre del Mulino whitewashed octahedral decorated with decorative niches and columns in relief. The remaining three towers in the 19th century were painted with red-yellow-orange vertical stripes, which from the outside give the monastery the appearance of a fairytale fortress. To the right of the Water Tower is the South Tower higher, which has 16 sides and reaches 20 meters in height: its upper level is decorated with arches in relief and the loopholes are in the shape of a keyhole. There Vologda Tower it is not similar to it, but has only 12 faces. There Belozerskaya Tower, located on the north corner, is not distinguished by its special architectural delights, but it is also a powerful defensive element of the monastery walls.

Civil buildings

• 59.22392639.87629518 House of the Zasetskikh, st. Leningradskaya, 12. 
• 59.22173539.8717619 Volkov House, st. Leningradskaya, 28. 
• 59.22851839.87313920 House of the Bryanchaninovs-Dmitrievsky, st. Vorovsky, 6. 
• 59.22514339.87404421 Vorobiev House, st. Zasodimsky, 14. 
• 59.22506939.87717722 Orlov house, st. Leningradskaya, 4. 
• 59.2247739.87700623 Zasodimsky house, st. Leningradskaya, 6. 
• 59.21856239.8802424 Gubkom RCP (b), st. October 11th. 
• 59.21639439.8757325 Ryndin House, st. Maltsev, 31. 
• 59.2193439.87949826 Vologda Theater for children and young people, st. Oktyabrskaya, 2. 
• 59.2221139.89013127 Fair house, st. Aim, 6. 
• 59.21980139.89448728 Nobility Assembly Building, st. Lermontov, 21. 
• 59.22254639.89715529 Vologda State Technical University, st. Lenin, 15. 
• 59.22242639.89904230 Governor's House, st. Lenin, 19. 
• 59.22234339.90090131 House of the Governor General, st. Zosimovskaya, 1. 
• 59.22020239.89882632 Former male gymnasium, st. Galkinskaya, 1. 
• 59.21696439.8949933 Sokovikov's house, Sovetsky perspective, 20/28. 
• 59.21741539.89421834 Yushin's house, Sovetsky perspective, 14. 
• 59.22075939.89311335 Sveshnikov House, st. Lenin, 2. 
• 59.22103539.89194536 Building of the former hotel "Passage", st. Maria Ulyanova, 2. 
• 59.22070439.89064237 Building of the former hotel "Hermitage", st. Stone bridge, 4. 
• 59.21817139.89306838 Construction of the hotel "Golden Anchor", Sovetsky perspective, 6. 
• 59.21924839.89123539 Building of the former City Duma, Sovetsky perspective, 2. 
• 59.21694139.89406540 Samarin House, Sovetsky Prospect, 16a. 
• 59.22085139.89063341 Stone bridge. 

Religious buildings

• 59.22552839.87459642 Varlaam Khutynsky Church, st. Zasodimsky, 14-a. 
• 59.22508639.87506343 Church of the Prophet Elijah, st. Zasodimsky, 14-b. 
• 59.23160639.87147444 Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God, st. Burmaginykh, 19a. 
• 59.2178839.8960245 John the Baptist Church in Roshchenye, st. Predtechenskaya, 26. 08:00-18:00.  
• 59.2242439.89393646 Dmitry Prilutsky's church on Navoloka, Embankment of the VI Army, 119. 
• 59.2108139.8990447 Church of the Intercession in Kozlen, st. May 1st, 12.  
• 59.2160139.9088948 Church of Sant'Andrea Primo Chiamato in Fryazinovo, Embankment of the VI Army, 205.  
• Church of the Vladimir Icon of Our Lady, via Oktyabrskaya, 46-a. 
• Church of Constantine and Elena, Viale della Vittoria, 35. 
• Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Vladychnaya Sloboda, st. Gogol, 108. 
• Church of the Presentation of the Lord, Embankment of the VI Army, 85. 
• Church of San Giovanni Crisostomo, Embankment of the VI Army, 105. 
• Chapel in honor of the Nativity of Christ (VRZ park). 
• Church of the Intercession on the Torgu, Torgovaya pl., 8. 
• 59.2226139.8871949 Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, Commerce Square, 6.  
• Church of Lazarus the Just, st. Burmaginykh, 50. 
• Cathedral in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Govorovsky proezd, 2. 
• Chapel in the name of blessed Nikolai Rynin, Govorovsky proezd, 2. 
• Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Glinki, st. Predtechenskaya, 74. 
• Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh, for. South Grove, 2. 
• 59.2149439.8968250 Roman Catholic Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, st. Galkinskaya, 37. Today building of the "Chateau de Grand" restaurant.  

Monuments

• Monument to the 800th anniversary of Vologda. 
• Monument to the wastewater truck, st. S. Orlova, 4 (Next to the Water Tower). 
• Monument to the 100th anniversary of the electrification of Vologda, Prechistenskaya emb. (Near the red pedestrian bridge). 
• Monument to the heroes of the October Revolution and the Civil War, Sovetsky perspective (Revolution Square). 
• Cross of worship, st. Lermontov (Revolution Square). 
• Memorial "Eternal Flame", st. Lermontov (Revolution Square). 
• Obelisk of military glory, st. Lenin (Kirovsky Square). 
• Police bell tower, st. Oktyabrskaya (Theater square). 
• Monument to the cosmonaut P. Belyaev, st. Maltseva, Oktyabrskaya (Oktyabrsky Square). 
• Monument to St. Ilyushin, st. Aim (Oktyabrsky Square). 
• Bronze bust of A. Klubov, st. Dobrolyubova (Memorial military cemetery). 
• Memorial to the Leningrad evacuees who died in Vologda Oblast, Poshekhonskoe highway (Oktyabrsky Square). 
• 59.2252539.8797151 Mill of wishes, S. Orlova (Kremlin Square). The wings of the windmill are decorated with inscriptions: love, friendship, dream and happiness. According to custom, it is necessary to "turn" the wings and wait for them to stop. Which inscription will indicate the angle of the roof that awaits you this year. 

Events and parties

• Voices of history. At the beginning of July. 
• Valery Gavrilin International Music Festival. From October to December. 
• Summer in the Kremlin. June and July of even years. 
• "Multimatograf" international multimedia art festival. 

What to do

• 59.22390439.8848131 Lace Museum, Kremlin Square, 12, ☎ 7 8172 72-16-56. 150 rub. Wed-Sun 10: 00-17: 00. Group excursions are organized on Sundays for 170 rubles per person. The museum is located opposite the Kremlin in a two-story stone building, built in the mid-19th century as a townhouse, in the style of classical St. Petersburg architecture of that time. From 1892 to 1999 the building housed the Vologda branch of the State Bank and in November 2010 the first and only Lace Museum in Russia was opened on the entire area of ​​the building (1,500 square meters). The museum exhibition is dedicated to the founding and development of the traditional artistic craftsmanship of the Vologda region, which brought world fame to the region in the 19th century, here you can see not only Vologda products, but also lace samples from large lace centers in Europe, other museum exhibitions tell the world trends in lace production from the end of the 19th to the beginning of the 21st century. The rooms of the museum are arranged in chronological order. In addition to the permanent exhibition, there are traveling exhibitions from other cities and countries. On the ground floor, you can enjoy delicious and inexpensive eclairs in the café and buy lace napkins or collars as souvenirs.  
• 59.20994439.9081262 House-Museum of Pietro I, Sovetsky Perspective, 47, ☎ 7 8172 75-27-59. 100 rub. Tue-Sat 10: 00-17: 30. The museum building (one of the oldest civil buildings in the city) is a 17th century architectural monument with Dutch tiled stoves from the time. It was here, in a small one-story house on the embankment, that Peter I stayed during his travels to Vologda. There aren't many exhibits, but there are unique items like the emperor's death mask, his clothes, the A.D. Menshikov and others This is Vologda's first museum, opened in 1885.  
• 59.22346739.8844783 Regional art gallery, Kremlin Square, 10 (Next to the Lace Museum), ☎ 7 8172 72-12-28. Mon-Fri 9: 00-18: 00. The region's leading art museum, founded in 1952. Until 2016, the gallery's central and largest exhibition was housed in the Kremlin's Resurrection Cathedral - contemporary Russian art was presented here. In December 2016, the cathedral was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church and most of the work was moved to the Shalamovsky house. Today, a collection of nearly 30,000 objects is spread across three buildings located in different parts of the city.  

• 59.22474239.8815964 Shalamovsky house, st. Sergei Orlov, 15-a, ☎ 7 8172 72-12-56. 150 rub. Wed-Sun 10: 00-18: 00. The two-storey villa from 1844 was used as accommodation for the diocese of Vologda - here the writer Varlam Shalamov was born into the family of a priest and lived until 1924. The house houses the main collections of the gallery: Russian art from the 17th-early 20th century and 17th-19th century Western European painting and graphics. The first floor houses the V.T. Shalamov, opened in 1991.  
• 59.21869839.8795235 Korbakov's house, st. Oktyabrskaya, 13, ☎ 7 8172 72-16-56. 150 rub. Wed-Sun 10: 00-18: 00. Here, in the museum and creative center, inaugurated in 2002, there is an exhibition of paintings and graphic works by the Russian folk artist Vladimir Korbakov, who was born and worked almost all his life in Vologda. In addition to the artist's works, there is a collection of his "Friends Draw Me" portraits. The works exhibited in the house are the most important achievements of urban artistic life in the second half of the 20th and early 21st centuries. 
• 59.21814339.8883346 Alexander Panteleev workshop, st. Kozlyanskaya, 4, ☎ 7 8172 21-16-39. 90 rub. Tue-Sat 10 am-6pm. One-story brick mansion from the late 19th century, where the honorable artist Alexander Panteleev lived from 1981 to 1990. It now houses his paintings and graphics, as well as some personal effects and tools. The memorial workshop was opened as a branch of the regional art gallery in 1993. It also hosts exhibitions by other well-known and less famous artists.  

• Vologda State Historical, Architectural and Artistic Reserve-Museum. 
• Apartment Museum K.N.Batyushkova. 
• "World of Forgotten Things" Museum, st. Leningradskaya, 6 (Leningradskaya stop), ☎ 7 8172 21-14-17. Wed-Sun 10.00-17.00. 
• "Vologda Political Exile" Museum. 
• N. Rubtsov Museum, st. Herzen, 36 (On the second floor, Galkinskaya stop), ☎ 7 88172 72-83-74. Tue-Sat 10.00-17.00. 

Shopping

• 59.21367639.8807611 Trading House "Vologda souvenirs", st. Chekhov, 12-a (Second floor), ☎ 7 8172 21-14-81. 9:00-19:00. The largest craft and craft shop in the city. Here you can buy Vologda lace, enamel products, silver, linen, wood paint, traditional Vologda products and much more. But the prices are quite high. 
• 59.22227439.8858542 Salon lace shop "Snowflake", Market Square, 1 (Close to the Lace Museum), ☎ 7 8172 76-99-11. 9:00-20:00. The flagship store of one of the largest companies in Vologda, which has been producing lace articles since 1930. Here is the widest choice of clothes, jewelry, interior items, souvenirs of the famous Vologda lace of the city. It is possible to make tailored suits. The prices and quality of the products are high. 
• 59.22331939.8845343 House of gifts and souvenirs, Kremlin Square, 8 (In front of the Kremlin), ☎ 7 8172 72-20-20. 10:00-19:00. Gift shop with a wide range of Vologda souvenirs (including lace) and good prices. Located in a two-story wooden house. There are many souvenir stalls nearby on the Kremlin square. 
• 59.22107539.8850924 TC "TSUM", st. Blagoveshchenskaya, 4, ☎ 7 8172 79-51-93. Mon-Fri 9: 00-20: 00, Sat 10: 00-19: 00, Sun 10: 00-18: 00. A relatively small 4-storey shopping mall 500 meters from the Kremlin. There are no clothing and footwear shops, perfumery, jewelers, communication shops, Burger King, bars, food supermarkets and no private parking. Many branded items at high prices. There are souvenirs and toilets. 
• 59.2200539.8848625 TC "Oasis", st. Pace, 82, ☎ 7 800 100-27-27. 10:00-21:00. Centro commerciale di 6 piani nel centro di Vologda. Supermercato "Maxi", negozi di elettronica, cosmetici, abbigliamento e calzature di famosi marchi russi ed europei. C'è un parcheggio per 450 auto. 
• 59.21158739.8807086 SEC "Marmelad", Autostrada Poshekhonskoe, 22, ☎ 7 8172 71-93-30. 10:00-21:00. Il più grande centro commerciale dellaregione di Vologda, dove circa 130 negozi di abbigliamento, calzature, elettronica, articoli sportivi, cosmetici e altri articoli sono concentrati in un unico luogo, i cui marchi sono per la maggior parte familiari ai visitatori di Mosca. C'è un Maxi ipermercato alimentare, un cinema multisala e una food court. Situato a 4 km dal Cremlino su strada daMosca(c'è un ampio parcheggio), ci si arriva anche con i mezzi pubblici. 
• 59.20297839.8141777 SEC "RIO", Okruzhnoe sh., 12, ☎ 7 8172 78-71-01. 10:00-21:00. Un grande centro commerciale alla periferia di Vologda, non lontano dall'autostrada M8. C'è un ampio parcheggio. Una vasta selezione di catene di negozi di abbigliamento e calzature, elettronica, cosmetici, supermercato Auchan, cinema e food court. Uno dei centri commerciali più popolari tra i residenti della città. 

How to have fun

Shows

• Teatro drammatico di Vologda. 
• Filarmonica, st. Lermontov, 21. 
• Teatro per bambini e giovani. 
• Teatro dei burattini Teremok. 
• Teatro musicale per bambini. 
• 59.22125639.893931 Teatro Chamber Drama, Lenin St., 5, ☎ 7 8172 50-22-34. 12:00-18:00. 

Where to eat

The burro Vologda, o Vologodskoye Maslo (Вологодское масло), precedentemente noto come burro parigino , è un tipo di burro prodotto nella regione russa di Vologda , noto per il suo sapore dolce, cremoso e ricco di noci. Prende il suo sapore dal suo particolare processo di lavorazione, che prevede un preciso insieme di temperature e contenuto di grassi; oltre che per la vegetazione e la razza delle mucche presenti a Vologda.

Moderate prices

C'è una bella caffetteria vicino al centro informazioni turistiche.

In via Mira (улица Мира), fast food e ristoranti non sono difficili da trovare.

• 59.21565339.8936711 Cafe "Oliva", st. Kozlyanskaya, 33, ☎ 7 8172 76-24-01. Cena 150/500 RUB. Lun-Ven 8:00-18:00. Caffè economico nel centro della città con una linea self-service. Buon assortimento di cibo, dolci deliziosi, ma molta gente all'ora di pranzo. È specializzato in pranzi di lavoro e banchetti. Chiuso nei fine settimana. 
• 59.21545139.8938492 Cafe "Momo", st. Kozlyanskaya, 33, ☎ 7 8172 50-58-11. Pranzo 150/300 RUB. 8:00-20:00. Caffetteria-sala da pranzo in centro. Con ordinazione da 500 rubli in su, si può bere il proprio alcolico. Molte altre promozioni. C'è un'area giochi per bambini. Il parcheggio durante il giorno può essere problematico. 
• 59.21668139.8821583 Café "Prosto Pelmen", st. Pace, 40 (A 700 metri dal Cremlino), ☎ 7 953 521-00-23. Gnocchi 150/200 RUB/porzione. Pranzo (insalata piatto caldo con contorno): 130 RUB. Lun-Ven 10:00-17:00. Un caffè specializzato in gnocchi, ma offre anche pranzi di lavoro. 
• 59.20779339.8844624 Sala da pranzo numero 22, pl. Babushkina, 4, ☎ 7 911 501-63-22. Pranzo: da 120 RUB, caffè da asporto: da 20 RUB. Lun-Ven 9:00-17:00. Sala da pranzo economica nella piazza di fronte alla stazione ferroviaria e degli autobus. Nel centro della città ci sono altri 4 stabilimenti con il marchio Canteen №22 - tutto appartiene a una catena. 
• 59.19924839.8187715 Sala da pranzo nel centro commerciale "Axon", Autostrada Okruzhnoe, 18 (Al primo piano dell'edificio. In auto sulla strada per Kirillov o Cherepovets. Non è molto comodo arrivarci senza veicoli personali), ☎ 7 817 228-28-28. Pranzo: 200 RUB. 9:00-21:00. 
• 59.20022339.8618716 Sala da pranzo in TD "Teplichny", st. Yaroslavskaya, 9A, ☎ 7 817 271-68-36. Pranzo: 200 RUB. Lun-Ven: 9:00-16:00. Ottima sala da pranzo nella casa commerciale dello stabilimento agricolo. Pranzo anche da asporto. Molte sono le insalate di verdure fresche di nostra produzione. È comodo andarci in auto sulla strada da Mosca. Una buona alternativa al McDonald's situato a 300 metri di distanza. 
• 59.19765139.8609047 McDonald's, Autostrada Poshekhonskoe, 20 (A 5 km a sud-ovest del Cremlino), ☎ 7 817 279-52-01. Sala 7:00-23:30, MacAuto: 00:00-4:00 e 5:00-24:00. L'unico McDonald's in città. 

Average prices

• 59.21574139.8932078 Ristorante familiare "Chikibamboni", st. Kozlyanskaya, 33A, ☎ 7 817 223-97-98. Lun-Gio, Dom: 11:00-22:00, Ven-Sab 11:00-23:00. Una catena locale di caffè che offre zuppe, insalate, pizza, panini, dessert, limonate d'autore, pranzi di lavoro. Ha un sapore migliore del fast food, ma un po' più costoso. Due piani, interni piacevoli, c'è una sala giochi per bambini. Ci sono molti altri stabilimenti di questa catena in città, ma si trovano più lontano dal centro. 
• 59.22374439.8860359 Ristorante "Mont Blanc", Piazza del Commercio, 17 (A 150 metri dal Cremlino di Vologda), ☎ 7 817 272-14-14. Pasti caldi da 350 RUB. Lun-Gio, Dom: 11:00-23:00, Ven-Sab: 11:00-2:00. Ampio ristorante. C'è un bar e una zona da ballo. Il venerdì e il sabato sono spesso pieni di celebrazioni. 
• 59.22194439.88991110 Ristorante-bar "Prometheus", st. Mira, 6, ☎ 7 8172 55-10-10. Lun-Ven 8:00-22:00, Sab-Dom 12:00-22:00. Ristorante a due piani nel pieno centro di Vologda con interni luminosi, ampio bar e prezzi contenuti. Al piano terra c'è un bar e una caffetteria, al secondo c'è un ristorante. Ci sono colazioni economiche e pranzi di lavoro. 
• 59.23017239.89767911 Ristorante "Old boiler", st. Chernyshevsky, 52-a (Sul lato Zarechnaya, a 1,5 km dal Cremlino.), ☎ 7 8172 33-13-33. Lun-Gio, Dom 12:00-24:00, Ven-Sab 12:00-2:00. Ristorante familiare con interni decorati nello stile della vecchia Inghilterra, basato sui libri di Harry Potter. Area giochi per bambini con tata. Caldo da 350 rubli. C'è un ampio bar, menù speciale per bambini e pranzi di lavoro. 

High prices

• 59.21563539.8858512 Ristorante "Vereshchagin", st. Herzen, 2a (A circa un chilometro dal Cremlino e alla stessa distanza dalla stazione ferroviaria), ☎ 7 817 275-87-78. 12:00-24:00. Ristorante di cucina russa che prende il nome dal creatore del burro Vologda, Nikolai Vereshchagin. Il menu offre una vasta gamma di piatti dalle normali insalate agli gnocchi di luccio, alce o orso, ma non tutto è disponibile. Bella atmosfera, musica dal vivo la sera, bei piatti. C'è una veranda estiva. I prezzi sono sopra la media - più caldi da 500 rubli. 
• 59.19688339.83759213 Gagarin gastrobar, st. Rinascimento, 27 (A 5 km a sud-ovest del centro), ☎ 7 817 250-74-50. Piatti caldi da 400 RUB. Lun-Gio, Dom 10:00-1:00, Ven-Sab 10:00-3:00. Un ristorante-bar a due piani con un design moderno e zone fotografiche eleganti. C'è una veranda estiva e una zona narghilè. Un buon menù, che spazia dalla cucina europea ai frutti di mare, un'ampia scelta di bevande alcoliche. 
• 59.21749439.9006714 Ristorante "Ustyug Veliky", st. Zosimovskaya, 31, ☎ 7 8172 56-27-27. Piatti caldi da 450 RUB. Lun-Gio, Dom 12:00-23:00, Ven-Sab 12:00-2:00. Birreria nel centro della città, che offre, oltre ad una vasta gamma di bevande alcoliche, cucina russa e tedesca. Buon servizio. Nei giorni feriali in orario 12:00-15:00 sono serviti pranzi veloci e economici. 
• 59.2212139.89437915 Ristorante Wonderbeat, st. Lenin, 7 (In pieno centro, a 500 metri dal Cremlino), ☎ 7 921 139-54-84. Piatti caldi da 400 RUB. Gio-Ven 12:00-23:00, Lun-Gio, Dom 12:00-24:00. Caffè gastronomico con una vasta gamma di piatti di carne e vegetariani, dessert e bevande analcoliche. È posizionato come un caffè wow con interni luminosi giovanili. 

Where stay

Moderate prices

• 59.22047939.9070921 Ostello "Avantage", Prechistenskaya emb., 34a, ☎ 7 8172 33-46-36. Posto letto in decupla: da 350 RUB, doppia standard con bagno privato: 1.300 RUB. Confortevole ostello nel centro della città con camere moderne e pulite, personale cordiale e Wi-Fi. L'ostello dispone di una sauna con piscina e parcheggio gratuito. 
• 59.21528139.9046592 Ostello "Pilgrim", Prechistenskaya nab, 74 (In centro, vicino alla stazione del fiume Vologda), ☎ 7 921 126-89-83. Posto letto in ottupla: da 600 RUB, doppia standard con bagno in comune: 2.300 RUB. Ostello accogliente e pulito. Camere dal design moderno, ampi spazi comuni, personale disponibile. 
• 59.20949839.8771683 Hotel "Sputnik", st. Puteyskaya, 14, ☎ 7 8172 75-79-75. Doppie con Wi-Fi e senza colazione: da 1.100 RUB. Cena da 200 RUB. Hotel economico vicino alla stazione dei treni. I mobili e gli elettrodomestici non sono i più nuovi, ma il personale è buono e c'è una sala da pranzo. 
• 59.22980539.911264 Mini-hotel "Voyage", st. Karl Marx, 32-a (Sul lato Zarechnaya, a 2,5 km dal Cremlino), ☎ 7 8172 70-06-70. Doppia standard con colazione continentale: 1.700 RUB. Sauna: 1.000 RUB/2h. Piccolo hotel. Ma il bagno e i servizi igienici sono sul pavimento, condivisi da 4 camere. Al piano terra c'è una cucina in comune e un frigorifero. C'è una sauna economica nel seminterrato. È possibile ordinare pranzo e cena. Il personale è attento. 
• 59.21250339.84375 Pensione "Neighbors", st. Solodunov, 20 (A 3,5 km dal Cremlino), ☎ 7 911 510-34-84. Appartamento con cucina attrezzata 1.800/2.500 RUB, singole/doppie: 1400 RUB. Lontano da strade rumorose e buon personale. 

Average prices

• 59.21970239.8728756 Hotel "Spasskaya", st. 25 ottobre (A 1,2 km dal Cremlino), ☎ 7 800 350-91-80. Posto letto in quadrupla: 850 RUB, doppia economy: 2.500 RUB, suite tripla pensione completa: 6.900 RUB. Il più grande hotel nel centro di Vologda con un'ampia scelta di 196 camere e arredi moderni. Oltre all'hotel, l'edificio ospita un ristorante, diversi bar, bowling, biliardo e una sauna. L'hotel e il complesso di intrattenimento hanno un parcheggio custodito. 
• 59.21028139.8806717 Hotel "Vologda", via Mira, 92, ☎ 7 817 223-99-91. Camera piccola con colazione a buffet: da 2.200 RUB, junior suite bilocale: 3.900 RUB. Un grande albergo a tre stelle vicino alla stazione ferroviaria e degli autobus, costruito in epoca sovietica, ma con moderne ristrutturazioni e personale gentile. Buon rapporto qualità prezzo. C'è un ristorante al piano terra dove è possibile ordinare il servizio in camera. 
• 59.22467839.8947078 Hotel "Svetlitsa", nab. 6a armata, 123A (Sul lato del fiume, vicino alla Chiesa di Dimitri Prilutsky a 1.3 km dal Cremlino), ☎ 7 8172 54-44-04. Doppia standard con colazione 3.200 RUB. Nuovo hotel, costruito nel 2015. C'è un terrapieno vicino all'hotel. In totale ci sono 14 camere confortevoli con elettrodomestici e mobili moderni, interni freschi, aria condizionata e Wi-Fi. Personale gentile e buona colazione ma scarsa insonorizzazione. 
• 59.19909439.8438489 Hotel "Nikolaevsky", st. Kostromskaya, 14 (A 5 km dal Cremlino), ☎ 7 8172 26-65-55. Camera standard con colazione: 3.000 RUB, suite presidenziale trilocale con vasca idromassaggio: 11.000 RUB. Situato in una vasta area ben curata alla periferia della città, ma comodo per chi arriva in auto da Mosca; c'è un ampio parcheggio. Offre 57 camere di varie categorie. Le camere sono abbastanza grandi con mobili confortevoli, buona colazione a buffet. Si concentra su clienti aziendali ed eventi aziendali. 
• 59.22623339.87117910 Hotel "History", st. Vorovskogo, 28 (Nel centro storico, a meno di 1 km dal Cremlino), ☎ 7 8172 72-32-00. Doppia standard con colazione: 3.100 RUB. Hotel tre stelle con elementi di design. È costituito da diversi edifici, le camere sono senza fronzoli, ma con mobili ed elettrodomestici moderni. È possibile affittare un monolocale con una piccola cucina. C'è un ristorante con un bar, un hammam e un piccolo cortile con una fontana. Le stanze dell'attico e del seminterrato sono leggermente peggiori, ma più economiche. 
• 59.22289639.87238411 Hotel "Aura", st. Annunciazione, 54 (Nel centro della città, non lontano dal Cremlino. C'è un secondo edificio dall'altra parte della strada - st. Blagoveshchenskaya, 51B, con le stesse stanze e gli stessi prezzi, ma si deve andare al primo edificio per la colazione), ☎ 7 8172 34-00-35. Doppia standard: 2.950 RUB. Piccolo hotel con solo 23 camere, mobili moderni, elettrodomestici, Wi-Fi, stoviglie e aria condizionata. Nel secondo edificio c'è un centro SPA con piscina, uno sconto per gli ospiti dell'hotel. 
• 59.21643439.88029112 Hotel "Gubernia", st. Kirov, 8, ☎ 7 8172 23-99-77. Doppia standard con colazione: 3.000 RUB. Mini-hotel nel centro di Vologda con camere spaziose e confortevoli, colazione deliziosa e personale premuroso. L'edificio dell'hotel è un palazzo a due piani stilizzato come edifici pre-rivoluzionari Vologda. 

High prices

• 59.22365639.88638213 Hotel "Palisad", st. Area commerciale, 17 (A 150 metri dal Cremlino, ingresso separato a Orlova st., 7), ☎ 7 8172 72-27-61. Doppia standard con colazione: 3.500 RUB. Hotel per 43 camere con la migliore posizione nel centro. Nelle competenze dell'hotel c'è un ristorante "Mont Blanc" (con ingresso separato), c'è una sauna e un biliardo. Personale gentile, wifi e colazione, ma scarsa insonorizzazione. 
• 59.22733339.8949614 Boutique hotel "Library", via Chernyshevsky, 24 (Sul lato del fiume, a 1 km dal Cremlino), ☎ 7 8172 26-42-74. Doppia standard con aria condizionata: 3.800 RUB. Hotel di design con 10 camere, ciascuna dedicata a un'opera letteraria specifica di vari scrittori, da Bradbury a Bulgakov, con citazioni e illustrazioni corrispondenti. Sotto il tetto dell'hotel c'è una libreria, un sauna club e un gastro bar piuttosto costoso con una buona selezione di cocktail alcolici. Si trova sulla strada principale con traffico intenso, quindi può essere un po' rumoroso. 
• 59.2192839.89507815 Hotel Angliter, ul. Lermontova, 23, ☎ 7 8172 76-24-36. 3.100/8.900 RUB. Il più costoso e probabilmente l'unico hotel di lusso della città di Vologda. 
• 59.21499139.88964616 Hotel Atrium, ul. Gertsena, 27 (In posizione centrale), ☎ 7 8172 78-78-25, fax: 7 8172 75-33-13, @[email protected]. Singola 3.400/4.600 RUB, doppia 3.800/5.000 RUB. Questo hotel di classe business è facilmente raggiungibile durante la guida e di recente costruzione. Le camere sono confortevoli, si rivendicano 4 stelle, ma almeno 3 stelle sono effettive. Wi-fi gratuito nelle camere e nella hall. 
• 59.21184539.88377517 Hotel Aria, st. Precursore, 68 (Vicino alla stazione ferroviaria e degli autobus), ☎ 7 8172 33-33-44. Doppia standard con colazione: 6.500 RUB. Nuovo e moderno SPA-hotel con ristorante e bar. Le camere sono spaziose con interni di design, morbidi arredi e aria condizionata, ma costose. Una visita alla zona SPA con sauna a pagamento. 

Safety

How to keep in touch

Post office

• 59.21864439.8924411 Post Office, Prospettiva Sovetsky, 4, ☎ 7 800 100-00-00. Lun-Ven 8:00-22:00, Sab-Dom 9:00-18:00. L'ufficio postale principale nel centro della città. Situato nella Casa delle Comunicazioni, costruita nel 1962 - il cartello "Chilometro zero di autostrade nella regione di Vologda" è installato sulla facciata dell'edificio. 

Telefonia

Tutti gli operatori mobili federali MTS, Beeline, Megafon, Tele 2, Yota operano a Vologda: la velocità di Internet mobile è 4G.

Internet

La maggior parte degli hotel e dei ristoranti della città dispone della connessione Wi-Fi gratuita.

Around

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